Q: Is 400,004,316 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 400,004,316 is not a prime number.

Why is 400,004,316 not a prime number?

A prime number is a natural number, greater than one, that can only be divided by 1 and itself.

The number 400004316 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 23 36 46 69 92 138 207 276 414 828 483,097 966,194 1,449,291 1,932,388 2,898,582 4,347,873 5,797,164 8,695,746 11,111,231 17,391,492 22,222,462 33,333,693 44,444,924 66,667,386 100,001,079 133,334,772 200,002,158 and 400,004,316, with no remainder.

Since 400,004,316 cannot be divided by just 1 and 400,004,316, it is not a prime number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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